| WinTally Change Log |
| Version 2.5.0.2 |
| [New] | Added the ability to choose installation folder when installing WinTally for the first time. |
| [Fix] | Fixed a bug in the saving of the default button table. When the default buttons were changed by the user, in many cases the default buttons would save just fine, but in some circumstances it would not be saved. |
| [Fix] | Changed when the default buttons are saved. Previously when changing default button settings you would have to click "Save" after editing the buttons, and then "Save" again when exiting Preferences for the change to take effect. Now the default buttons are saved when clicking "Save" after editing them; if you click "Save" or "Cancel" on the Preferences window after that, it will have no affect on if the default buttons are saved or not. |
| [Fix] | Changed the file location of the default button table on new installations. It is now located in the MicroSoft suggested "Application Data\VehicleCounts.com\WinTally" folder due to some writing permission problems for some people. If you already have an existing default button table, it will remain where it is. Most users will see no difference at all. |
| [Fix] | Changed the default data directory (at installation time) to be "My Documents\WinTally Data". |
| Version 2.5.0.1 |
| [New] | Did a complete over-haul of the report statistics and totals. |
| [New] | Added many more options to report options, so that all statistics can be enabled or disabled depending on the report and your preference. |
| [New] | Added extra error checking code to the opening of a com port so that WinTally will hopefully not hang when attempting to scan a BlueTooth com port that is no longer there. This extra code was added as a precaution for those that have used or do use BlueTooth devices, due to a serious bug in BlueTooth drivers/software, com ports for BlueTooth devices that are no longer attached still show up on the computer and can cause program lockup. |
| [New] | Added "Data Type" for each button (you can choose between 4 different types, which you can name in "Preferences"). You can now specify the type of data that a button was used to count and that data will be split out into different tables on reports by default (however, you can choose to include some or all data types into the main table). |
| [New] | The title on the reports can now be customized in "Preferences". |
| [New] | Added an "Intersection Summary" table which you can choose to print at the bottom of your report. The intersection summary will show a summary of each approach by data type. If only one data type is used or no shifted buttons are used, then the intersection summary will not be printed. |
| [New] | Added UTDF (Universal Traffic Data Format) volume exporting. (untested with Synchro -- as of release unable to obtain a non-demo version of Synchro for testing) |
| [Fix] | Changed/clarified the way disabled buttons and unselected buttons are used in calculating statistics for reports. Report statistics only include buttons that are shown on the report, so disabled buttons or unchecked columns should behave identical -- they won't show and they won't be included in any statistics. |
| [Fix] | Fixed an odd quirk in the graphical button layout screen. When trying to uncheck the "enabled" checkbox in the grid, it would not get rid of the check mark unless you already had that row selected first, so 2 clicks were required at times. |
| [Fix] | To avoid confusion, the "Approach" combobox on the graphical button layout screen is now disabled for shift/shiftlock buttons. This does not change functionality at all because the actual shift button's approach is never used only the shifted button's approach is used. |
| [Fix] | Added Peak Factor back to reports. In a recent version it was accidentally removed. |
| [Fix] | Peak hour, peak total, and peak factor (PHF) are now not displayed (even if checked) if there is not enough data to calculate these. |
| [Fix] | Fixed a minor bug in exporting which, at times, could have caused the first record to export twice at the beginning of the data (but the first one showing all 0's). It was most noticeable when using an interval of 1 minute, however it could have happened at any interval setting. |
| [Fix] | The behavior of the date/time range selection, when exporting and printing reports, has been changed to it's intended behavior. The range selected now applies BEFORE any time adjustment is made, this way for the majority of users, all of your data will still be selected by default if you need to adjust the time. This means if you enter in 11:57 for your start time and then enter in a 3 for time adjustment your start time will really be 12:00. Prior to this change, if you made a time adjustment you had to modify your start and stop date/time ranges so that all data would print out by default. |
| [Fix] | Fixed a memory overrun problem when downloading data out of MicroTally-18 units if the default button table has never been modified or preferences saved. This may have caused unknown and strange behavior to occur in those cases. |
| [Fix] | As of version 2.4.0.0 merging studies with newer MicroTally-14 units (version 3.04 or higher) caused an "Invalid Data Encountered" error. This has been fixed. |
| [Fix] | Fixed a bug with upgrading of units in 2.5.0.0, it should not have upgraded units to 3.06. The latest working firmware version is 3.04. Please contact us if you have version 3.06 in any of your units. |
| Version 2.4.0.3 |
| [Fix] | Added a work-around for expired demo units. This will allow version 3.x expired demo units to add more demo time with an activation code. |
| Version 2.4.0.2 |
| [New] | Added export to PDF. |
| [New] | Report and export settings are now saved automatically. So if the same options are always selected they won't have to be set each time the software is used. |
| [New] | Added a way to adjust column sizes (all columns at once) for the report. |
| [New] | Added an option to print all on one page. This will stack all the tables (or as many as will fit) on to one page if you have shifted data. |
| [Fix] | Fixed a minor bug when changing the default data directory in "Preferences", occasionally it wouldn't update until the software was reloaded. Now, if it is changed it will always take effect immediately. |
| [Fix] | Changed the way the com ports are scanned. When the WinTally software was opened up it scanned to see what ports exist on the computer. Now it will perform that scan any time the "Scan for unit" button is clicked. This allows USB-to-serial cables to be plugged in to the USB port after the software is already running. |
| Version 2.4.0.1 |
| [Fix] | Fixed problem with opening of saved files for the MicroTally-18. When a unit was not connected files could not be opened if one of the 4 corner buttons was used in the data file. |
| Version 2.4.0.0 |
| [New] | Com ports that are currently used on your computer are now scanned when looking for a unit (instead of always scanning coms 1-8). If you have com ports above 8 on your system, they will now be scanned as well. |
| [New] | Added graphical view of MicroTally unit for setting button names. MicroTally-18's are also supported in this new graphical format with all 18 buttons showing. |
| [New] | Added the ability to change which "approach" each button is in. |
| [New] | Added default button table for new MicroTally-18, corner keys by default are "Peds" keys. |
| [New] | Added start/stop date/time range for reports and exports. |
| [Fix] | Reports had some quirks with the percentages shown. Notes about the percentages shown on the reports: The percentages for "Approach %" are the same -- they are the percent of an approach's entire traffic total (not just for that page). The "Total %" gave strange results when displaying shifted data, it now will be the percent of total intersection traffic (this includes all shifted data). Percentages are all rounded to the nearest 10th of a percent, so percentage numbers will add up slightly higher or lower than 100% due to the rounding. If you count pedestrians or bicycles, depending on how you use the data, you may want to print them on a separate report (by unselecting those columns, printing, then selecting only those columns). That way they won't be included in the total and approach percentages, as well as the peak factor. |
| Version 2.3.1.5 |
| [Fix] | Keys setup as shift-lock keys would not turn off the shift-lock state when pressed again. They now work as they should. Note: All data files that have used this in the past should now load up properly. |
| Version 2.3.1.4 |
| [New] | Added new 3.03 firmware for newer generation MicroTally units. Any units with firmware 3.x should be upgraded to 3.03 immediately. |
| [Fix] | Fixed a typo on the "Data Selection" window... "seperate" is now "separate". |
| Version 2.3.1.3 |
| [New] | New 2.07 firmware is now available and units will need to be upgraded to take advantage of new features. |
| [New] | The MicroTally unit's timeout (when no keys are pressed it automatically turns off) can now be changed or even disabled by clicking on "Change Timeout". This requires MicroTally units to be upgraded to firmware version 2.07. |
| [New] | Added the ability to merge multiple studies, at the time of download, into one study. |
| [Fix] | On some multiple-monitor systems the WinTally window would open off of the screen. This should be fixed now. |
| Version 2.3.0.0 |
| [New] | Added the naming of approaches and "group by approach" to reports. |
| [New] | Added more statistics to reports most of which are related to approaches. (total %, approach %, peak hour, approach peak, and peak factor) |
| [New] | Added code to convert old button names to new approach and button names. (i.e. finds occurrences of "Northbound" in button names and remove it and sets approach to "Northbound") |
| [Fix] | When printing, the data selection form had the text "Columns to export", changed that to "Columns to print". |
| [Fix] | When downloading, if user presses "Cancel" when prompted for button names or study info, it now aborts back to the main window instead of continuing to the data overview screen. |
| [New] | Added software version to data file, all versions of software from this point on will make sure the data was not saved with a NEWER version of software before opening a file. This will prevent version conflicts with data files. |
| [Fix] | Changed button labeled "Save" when editing buttons to "Continue >>" or "OK" depending on the circumstance. So "Save" isn't confused with actually saving to a file. |
| [Fix] | Fixed a possible bug with having different button set-ups for different studies in the same download. It may have saved the same button configuration for each study. This has been fixed. |
| [Fix] | Fixed a bug in the date on reports. It would show the numeric month followed by the month name, instead of the numeric day followed by month name as it should have. |
| [New] | Added the ability to upgrade demo units to extend demo time or change into a full unit. |
| [Fix] | First time installations when run for the first time may have had strange behavior, subsequent runs should have worked fine. This has been fixed. |
| [Fix] | On a first time installation, "What's new" is no longer shown since everything is new. |
| [New] | Added the use of the new store/restore commands to store and restore unit settings before/after unit upgrades. |
| Version 2.2.1.0 (bug fix release) |
| [Fix] | Fixed a bug with the new peak hour feature, it wasn't being calculated in the version that was released (peak counts would show as 0). |
| [Fix] | When there was no data available for download the data summary screen would still be displayed. This has been fixed and the data summary is no longer shown when there is no data. |
| [Fix] | When no buttons are enabled there is nothing to print/export, so when clicking print/export it would cause an error in previous versions. Now when no buttons are enabled in a study the "print" and "export" buttons can no longer be pressed. |
| [New] | A few minor cosmetic enhancements for improved user-friendliness. |
| Version 2.2.0.1 |
| [New] | Shifted button names can now be changed to anything the user enters. |
| [New] | All buttons (including shifted buttons) can now be exported/printed in any order the user chooses, the order is set in the button header. |
| [New] | Comboboxes are always visible for the button type when editing the button layout, this makes it a bit more user-friendly. |
| [New] | Added starting date/time next to study when entering locations/comments so it's easier to identify a study. |
| [New] | Added a more standard export and moved the old export to "Standard (Variation #1)", also added a timestamp export to export the actual timestamps. |
| [New] | Added some more features to the reports, such as the ability to subtotal every X intervals, and a peak hour calculation. |
| Version 2.1.2.0 (critical update) |
| [New] | Unit auto-upgrading code added, if there is a new version of firmware for your units, you will be prompted to upgrade. |
| [Fix] | A new version of firmware is available (version 2.02). It is recommended you upgrade all units to this version. Units with older firmware had issues with the start date/time of studies. |
| [New] | When opening files, there is now a quick summary screen when you are selecting a file to open which shows a few bits of information for the file currently highlighted. |
| Version 2.1.1.0 |
| [New] | Added internet updating feature. By default the internet will automatically be checked for a newer version of WinTally every week when starting up the WinTally software. This can be disabled in "Preferences"; you can also click "Check for Updates" in "Preferences" to check for an update at any time. |
| [New] | Added a "What's New" which will display any changes in WinTally since the previously installed version. |
| [New] | Added .wtd file association, so clicking on a .wtd file now opens WinTally and loads that file. This may be disabled in "Preferences". Also dragging and dropping a file onto the main form will now open it. |
| [New] | Added an icon for WinTally and for WinTally (.wtd) files. |
| Version 2.1.0.0 (official) |
| [New] | This is the first official release of WinTally version 2. |
| [New] | Finished basic code for multiple studies... comments, location, and button configurations can now be different for each study. |
| [New] | Data is now saved in separate files for each study. Also "Save Raw Data" was added to the preferences screen, it is enabled by default -- this will save the data in it's original format to a file each time you save data from a multi-study unit. It may be useful if technical support is needed. |